In algebra, the Kantor–Koecher–Tits construction is a method of constructing a Lie algebra from a Jordan algebra, introduced by Jacques Tits (1962), Kantor (1964), and Koecher (1967).

If J is a Jordan algebra, the Kantor–Koecher–Tits construction puts a Lie algebra structure on J + J + Inner(J), the sum of 2 copies of J and the Lie algebra of inner derivations of J.

When applied to a 27-dimensional exceptional Jordan algebra it gives a Lie algebra of type E₇ of dimension 133.

The Kantor–Koecher–Tits construction was used by Kac (1977) to classify the finite-dimensional simple Jordan superalgebras.

References

• Jacobson, Nathan (1968), Structure and representations of Jordan algebras, American Mathematical Society Colloquium Publications, vol. 39, Providence, R.I.: American Mathematical Society, ISBN 082184640X, MR 0251099
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• Kantor, I. L. (1964), "Classification of irreducible transitive differential groups", Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 158: 1271–4, ISSN 0002-3264, MR 0175941
• Koecher, Max (1967), "Imbedding of Jordan algebras into Lie algebras. I", American Journal of Mathematics, 89 (3): 787–816, doi:10.2307/2373242, ISSN 0002-9327, JSTOR 2373242, MR 0214631
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